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An Uber driver from Santa Maria was arrested Wednesday on charges of rape and burglary after detectives allege he targeted intoxicated females and escorted them into their San Luis Obispo residences before sexually assaulting them.

Following a lengthy investigation into two separate reports of sexual assault cases, which occurred in the early morning hours of Dec. 18 and Jan. 14 in San Luis Obispo, detectives identified Alfonso Alarconnunez, 29, as a person of interest.

On Wednesday, San Luis Obispo Police detectives served a search warrant at Alarconnunez’s home in the 2300 block of Cesar Chavez in Santa Maria. He was taken into custody after detectives allegedly found evidence linking him to their investigations.

At noon Wednesday, deputies responded to Play it Again Sports in Goleta after 44-year-old Santa Barbara resident Aaron Derkacz allegedly attempted to sell stolen surfboards to the store. A responding deputy confronted Derkacz during his transaction and learned that the surfboards had been stolen from the back of a parked vehicle Tuesday.

Derkacz was accompanied by Carly Jo Orrison, of Solvang, and Kevin Derrick, 25, of Santa Barbara, who were seated inside a pickup truck parked near the business. Despite Orrison and Derrick repeatedly providing false information to deputies, they soon learned the pickup was allegedly stolen from Santa Maria in December.

Upon searching the truck, deputies found suspected stolen property including computers, cellphones, U.S. mail and credit cards. A "skimming" device, typically used to encode other cards with stolen credit card information, was also recovered.

All three were arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail. Orrison was booked for providing false information to a peace officer and was released Thursday morning. Derkacz was booked for the possession of stolen property with bail set at $20,000.

At noon Wednesday, deputies responded to Play it Again Sports in Goleta after 44-year-old Santa Barbara resident Aaron Derkacz allegedly attempted to sell stolen surfboards to the store. A responding deputy confronted Derkacz during his transaction and learned that the surfboards had been stolen from the back of a parked vehicle Tuesday.

Derkacz was accompanied by Carly Jo Orrison, of Solvang, and Kevin Derrick, 25, of Santa Barbara, who were seated inside a pickup truck parked near the business. Despite Orrison and Derrick repeatedly providing false information to deputies, they soon learned the pickup was allegedly stolen from Santa Maria in December.

Upon searching the truck, deputies found suspected stolen property including computers, cellphones, U.S. mail and credit cards. A "skimming" device, typically used to encode other cards with stolen credit card information, was also recovered.

All three were arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail. Orrison was booked for providing false information to a peace officer and was released Thursday morning. Derkacz was booked for the possession of stolen property with bail set at $20,000.

At noon Wednesday, deputies responded to Play it Again Sports in Goleta after 44-year-old Santa Barbara resident Aaron Derkacz allegedly attempted to sell stolen surfboards to the store. A responding deputy confronted Derkacz during his transaction and learned that the surfboards had been stolen from the back of a parked vehicle Tuesday.

Derkacz was accompanied by Carly Jo Orrison, of Solvang, and Kevin Derrick, 25, of Santa Barbara, who were seated inside a pickup truck parked near the business. Despite Orrison and Derrick repeatedly providing false information to deputies, they soon learned the pickup was allegedly stolen from Santa Maria in December.

Upon searching the truck, deputies found suspected stolen property including computers, cellphones, U.S. mail and credit cards. A "skimming" device, typically used to encode other cards with stolen credit card information, was also recovered.

All three were arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail. Orrison was booked for providing false information to a peace officer and was released Thursday morning. Derkacz was booked for the possession of stolen property with bail set at $20,000.

Santa Maria Police are searching for a suspect reportedly connected to an armed robbery that occurred at a residence on the north side of the city in late January. Officials are asking the public's assistance in locating Cruz Antonio Guillen, 19, who should be considered armed and dangerous. If anyone encounters Guillen, they should not approach him but should contact the Santa Maria Police Department at 928-3781.

Darrik Paul Cuevas, 32, was arrested in a Santa Maria residence without incident Dec. 28 after Santa Maria Police officers were able to identify him from evidence at various scenes after responding to multiple reports of robberies over the weekend of Dec. 23 to 25. Further evidence connecting Cuevas to the robberies was also located, and Cuevas was booked into County Jail on three counts of robbery, police said.

Defendants Pedro Santos Mora and Abdu Rai Delgado, who were ordered to go to trial in the 2016 fatal stabbing of Luis Alberto Castaneira, pleaded not guilty and denied all special allegations during their re-arraignment Thursday morning at the Santa Maria Superior Court. Castaneira was killed during a confrontation Sept. 10, 2016, that occurred outside a home believed to be associated with Northwest Santa Maria gang members in the 900 block of West McElhaney Avenue.

Defendants Pedro Santos Mora and Abdu Rai Delgado, who were ordered to go to trial in the 2016 fatal stabbing of Luis Alberto Castaneira, pleaded not guilty and denied all special allegations during their re-arraignment Thursday morning at the Santa Maria Superior Court. Castaneira was killed during a confrontation Sept. 10, 2016, that occurred outside a home believed to be associated with Northwest Santa Maria gang members in the 900 block of West McElhaney Avenue.

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An Uber driver from Santa Maria was arrested Wednesday on charges of rape and burglary after detectives allege he targeted intoxicated females and escorted them into their San Luis Obispo residences before sexually assaulting them.

Following a lengthy investigation into two separate reports of sexual assault cases, which occurred in the early morning hours of Dec. 18 and Jan. 14 in San Luis Obispo, detectives identified Alfonso Alarconnunez, 29, as a person of interest.

On Wednesday, San Luis Obispo Police detectives served a search warrant at Alarconnunez’s home in the 2300 block of Cesar Chavez in Santa Maria. He was taken into custody after detectives allegedly found evidence linking him to their investigations.

At noon Wednesday, deputies responded to Play it Again Sports in Goleta after 44-year-old Santa Barbara resident Aaron Derkacz allegedly attempted to sell stolen surfboards to the store. A responding deputy confronted Derkacz during his transaction and learned that the surfboards had been stolen from the back of a parked vehicle Tuesday.

Derkacz was accompanied by Carly Jo Orrison, of Solvang, and Kevin Derrick, 25, of Santa Barbara, who were seated inside a pickup truck parked near the business. Despite Orrison and Derrick repeatedly providing false information to deputies, they soon learned the pickup was allegedly stolen from Santa Maria in December.

Upon searching the truck, deputies found suspected stolen property including computers, cellphones, U.S. mail and credit cards. A "skimming" device, typically used to encode other cards with stolen credit card information, was also recovered.

All three were arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail. Orrison was booked for providing false information to a peace officer and was released Thursday morning. Derkacz was booked for the possession of stolen property with bail set at $20,000.

At noon Wednesday, deputies responded to Play it Again Sports in Goleta after 44-year-old Santa Barbara resident Aaron Derkacz allegedly attempted to sell stolen surfboards to the store. A responding deputy confronted Derkacz during his transaction and learned that the surfboards had been stolen from the back of a parked vehicle Tuesday.

Derkacz was accompanied by Carly Jo Orrison, of Solvang, and Kevin Derrick, 25, of Santa Barbara, who were seated inside a pickup truck parked near the business. Despite Orrison and Derrick repeatedly providing false information to deputies, they soon learned the pickup was allegedly stolen from Santa Maria in December.

Upon searching the truck, deputies found suspected stolen property including computers, cellphones, U.S. mail and credit cards. A "skimming" device, typically used to encode other cards with stolen credit card information, was also recovered.

All three were arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail. Orrison was booked for providing false information to a peace officer and was released Thursday morning. Derkacz was booked for the possession of stolen property with bail set at $20,000.

At noon Wednesday, deputies responded to Play it Again Sports in Goleta after 44-year-old Santa Barbara resident Aaron Derkacz allegedly attempted to sell stolen surfboards to the store. A responding deputy confronted Derkacz during his transaction and learned that the surfboards had been stolen from the back of a parked vehicle Tuesday.

Derkacz was accompanied by Carly Jo Orrison, of Solvang, and Kevin Derrick, 25, of Santa Barbara, who were seated inside a pickup truck parked near the business. Despite Orrison and Derrick repeatedly providing false information to deputies, they soon learned the pickup was allegedly stolen from Santa Maria in December.

Upon searching the truck, deputies found suspected stolen property including computers, cellphones, U.S. mail and credit cards. A "skimming" device, typically used to encode other cards with stolen credit card information, was also recovered.

All three were arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail. Orrison was booked for providing false information to a peace officer and was released Thursday morning. Derkacz was booked for the possession of stolen property with bail set at $20,000.

Santa Maria Police are searching for a suspect reportedly connected to an armed robbery that occurred at a residence on the north side of the city in late January. Officials are asking the public's assistance in locating Cruz Antonio Guillen, 19, who should be considered armed and dangerous. If anyone encounters Guillen, they should not approach him but should contact the Santa Maria Police Department at 928-3781.

Darrik Paul Cuevas, 32, was arrested in a Santa Maria residence without incident Dec. 28 after Santa Maria Police officers were able to identify him from evidence at various scenes after responding to multiple reports of robberies over the weekend of Dec. 23 to 25. Further evidence connecting Cuevas to the robberies was also located, and Cuevas was booked into County Jail on three counts of robbery, police said.

Defendants Pedro Santos Mora and Abdu Rai Delgado, who were ordered to go to trial in the 2016 fatal stabbing of Luis Alberto Castaneira, pleaded not guilty and denied all special allegations during their re-arraignment Thursday morning at the Santa Maria Superior Court. Castaneira was killed during a confrontation Sept. 10, 2016, that occurred outside a home believed to be associated with Northwest Santa Maria gang members in the 900 block of West McElhaney Avenue.

Defendants Pedro Santos Mora and Abdu Rai Delgado, who were ordered to go to trial in the 2016 fatal stabbing of Luis Alberto Castaneira, pleaded not guilty and denied all special allegations during their re-arraignment Thursday morning at the Santa Maria Superior Court. Castaneira was killed during a confrontation Sept. 10, 2016, that occurred outside a home believed to be associated with Northwest Santa Maria gang members in the 900 block of West McElhaney Avenue.